child abuse hotline
Harm reporting service
A child abuse hotline is a telephone service for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect, typically operated by government agencies or nonprofits.
Callers may be mandatory reporters like teachers and doctors, or concerned neighbors and family members.
Most regions maintain dedicated hotlines staffed around the clock: She called the child abuse hotline after noticing bruises on the boy.
- helplinePhone service for assistance
- help linePhone service offering support
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- reportingConveying documented information
- mandated reporterPerson legally required to report abuse
intervention · protect · advocate · counselor · operator · anonymous · toll-free · mandatory · caseworker · neglect · trauma · broken home · at-risk youth · bruises · safety · disclosure · speak up · warning signs
- helplineshelpline, crisis line, help line, lifeline, emergency line